How are they occupying Germany? When was the last time they’ve intervened or even threatened to intervene? Don’t blow it out of proportion.

Didn't they threaten to invade the Netherlands if they continue their investigation in US War Crimes ?

You are, I believe, referring to the "American Service Members Protection Act" [1], signed into law in 2002 by Bush?

This law, still on the books, theoretically allows the president to order military action against the ICC in Den Haag (The Hague) should they ever try an American Service Member.

> The act also prohibits U.S. military aid to countries that are party to the court. However, exceptions are allowed for aid to NATO members, major non-NATO allies, Taiwan, and countries that have entered into "Article 98 agreements", agreeing not to hand over U.S. nationals to the court.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members%27_Pr...

Nonetheless that does not make the US forces in Germany an occupational force.

> Nonetheless that does not make the US forces in Germany an occupational force.

A stick is a stick regardless of whether it has been used to thrash someone lately.

I put it in quotes in an attempt to highlight that it was not a formal military occupation. Their presence does show some level of influence the US military has and it is a threat to prevent Germany from making any truly radical moves.

Has Germany asked the US to leave? Taking all the US Money with it? Some how I doubt it.

Maybe Germany (and the EU as a whole) should start paying for its own defense, and paying their agreed to share of GDP into NATO while they are at it

> Maybe Germany (and the EU as a whole) should start paying for its own defense, and paying their agreed to share of GDP into NATO while they are at it

Huh, and here I thought it was 2020 and not 2024. Weird.

For the downvoters:

> Allies whose current proportion of GDP spent on defence is below this level [2% of GDP] will […] aim to move towards the 2% guideline within a decade.

From the 2014 NATO summit: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachm...